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Category |
English |
Spanish |
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General |
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1 |
General |
opposite pier |
contramuelle [m]
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2 |
General |
polar opposite |
polo [m]
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3 |
General |
opposite pole |
polo [m]
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4 |
General |
diametrically opposite |
el reverso de la medalla [m]
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5 |
General |
diametrically opposite |
el revés de la medalla [m]
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6 |
General |
field of opposite-leaved saltwort |
sosal [m]
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7 |
General |
field of opposite-leaved saltwort |
sosar [m]
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8 |
General |
opposite coast |
contracosta [f]
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9 |
General |
in spanish dance, movement with the opposing foot in the opposite direction |
deshecha [f]
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10 |
General |
opposite side |
vuelta [f]
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11 |
General |
say the opposite |
contradecir [v]
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12 |
General |
place opposite each other |
encarar [v]
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13 |
General |
be placed opposite each other |
encararse [v]
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14 |
General |
place opposite each other |
encuadrar [v]
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15 |
General |
be the opposite of |
oponerse [v]
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16 |
General |
be opposite |
oponerse [v]
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17 |
General |
opposite side or extreme |
fondo [m]
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18 |
General |
the quality of opposite success |
fracaso [m]
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19 |
General |
the quality of opposite success |
fallo [m]
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20 |
General |
opposite sex |
sexo opuesto [m]
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21 |
General |
opposite case |
caso contrario [m]
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22 |
General |
opposite situation |
caso contrario [m]
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23 |
General |
something which is directly opposite |
antípoda [f]
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24 |
General |
the opposite of right |
izquierdo [adj]
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25 |
General |
opposite in effect or nature |
inverso [adj]
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26 |
General |
that causes movement in the opposite direction |
reverso [adj]
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27 |
General |
opposite to |
contrario a [adj]
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28 |
General |
opposite to |
opuesto a [adj]
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29 |
General |
take the opposite view |
contrariar [v]
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30 |
General |
be quite the opposite |
ser todo lo contrario [v]
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31 |
General |
be opposite |
estar frente a [v]
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32 |
General |
go in the opposite direction |
ir en dirección contraria [v]
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33 |
General |
blow in opposite direction |
soplar en dirección opuesta [v]
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34 |
General |
do the opposite |
hacer lo contrario [v]
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35 |
General |
do the opposite |
hacer lo opuesto [v]
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36 |
General |
(direction) opposite |
enfrente [adv]
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37 |
General |
in the opposite direction or order |
al revés [adv]
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38 |
General |
opposite to |
contra [prep]
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39 |
General |
expression of the opposite of one's intentions |
a huevo que(no) [prep]
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40 |
General |
a member of the opposite sex |
miembro del sexo opuesto
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41 |
General |
polar opposite |
polo opuesto
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42 |
General |
opposite way |
sentido contrario
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43 |
General |
opposite direction |
sentido contrario
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44 |
General |
opposite side of |
antípodas de
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45 |
General |
opposite side of |
cara opuesta de
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46 |
General |
opposite sense |
contra [m]
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47 |
General |
coast opposite another |
contracosta [f]
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48 |
General |
opposite side |
contraparte [f]
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49 |
General |
bend of the arm opposite the elbow |
sangradura [f]
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50 |
General |
producing the opposite of the desired effect |
contraproducente [adj]
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51 |
General |
bore on the opposite side |
contrahoradar [v]
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52 |
General |
join an opposite party |
contrapasar [v]
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53 |
General |
be opposite |
confrontarse [v]
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54 |
General |
turn in the opposite direction |
desdar [v]
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55 |
General |
be opposite to |
oponerse [v]
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56 |
General |
opposite to |
contra [prep]
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57 |
General |
exact opposite |
antítesis [f]
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58 |
General |
a person who attracts the opposite sex with his/her physical appearance or personality |
azote [m]
CR
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59 |
General |
fear that the opposite of what is expected will happen |
sunsún [m]
NI
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60 |
General |
opposite bank of the river |
chimba [f]
PE
rare
rur.
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61 |
General |
(on a guitar and other stringed musical instruments) piece opposite of the pegs where the strings are tied |
cola de pato [f]
HN
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62 |
General |
producing the opposite of the desired effect |
contraproducéntem [adj]
disused
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63 |
General |
saying the opposite of what they know, believe, or think |
faramallero [adj]
VE
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64 |
General |
charming to the opposite sex |
flechador [adj]
DO
PR
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65 |
General |
opposite (people or things) |
confrontativo [adj]
HN
SV
CO
cult
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66 |
General |
fond of the opposite sex (person) |
contento [adj]
GT
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67 |
General |
imposing on the opposite sex |
sato [adj]
CU
DO
PR
derog.
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68 |
General |
excessively trusting with the opposite sex |
sobrado [adj]
NI
PR
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69 |
General |
attract the opposite sex with one's appearance or personality |
regar veneno [v]
CR
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70 |
General |
attract the opposite sex with one's appearance or personality |
azotar [v]
CR
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71 |
General |
provoke the opposite sex with the intention of seducing |
jochear [v]
BO:N,E
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72 |
General |
say the opposite |
despredicar [v]
MX
cult
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73 |
General |
secretly look at the opposite sex's genitals |
rascabuchar [v]
CU
VE
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74 |
General |
secretly look at the opposite sex private parts |
rascabuchear [v]
CU
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75 |
General |
be the opposite of |
repugnar [v]
disused
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76 |
General |
blow the opposite way |
soplar en dirección contraria [v]
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Idioms |
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77 |
Idioms |
an alternation of two opposite things |
de cal y otra de arena [v]
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78 |
Idioms |
be the opposite end |
ser el extremo opuesto [v]
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79 |
Idioms |
to take an opposite point of view |
llevar la contraria
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80 |
Idioms |
the opposite |
al revés
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81 |
Idioms |
the success achieved by someone (not by luck or chance although others think opposite) |
al saber lo llaman suerte
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82 |
Idioms |
opposite sides of the same coin |
dos caras de una misma moneda
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83 |
Idioms |
opposite sides of the same coin |
caras opuestas de una misma moneda
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84 |
Idioms |
who purposefully does the opposite of what they should (person) |
como la chingada [adj]
MX
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85 |
Idioms |
achieve the opposite of expected |
salir la bigotera al revés [v]
EC
derog.
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86 |
Idioms |
work together on a project (starting from opposite ends) |
dar contracandela [v]
CU
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87 |
Idioms |
start a fire in the opposite direction of a wild fire in order to contain the fire |
dar contracandela [v]
CU
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88 |
Idioms |
be popular with the opposite sex because of one's physical attractiveness |
estar acabando [v]
PA
DO
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89 |
Idioms |
be the opposite of what on expected |
llevar a uno mandinga [v]
PR
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90 |
Idioms |
get the opposite of the expected |
salir la venada careta [v]
HN
NI
CR
rur.
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91 |
Idioms |
get the opposite of the expected |
salir la bigotera al revés [v]
EC
disused
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92 |
Idioms |
have the opposite happen |
voltearse el santo [v]
GT
HN
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93 |
Idioms |
the opposite of what was expected |
con sus crespos hechos [adv]
BO
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Speaking |
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94 |
Speaking |
it's just the opposite |
es todo lo contrario
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95 |
Speaking |
the opposite is unimaginable |
lo opuesto es inimaginable
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Phrases |
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96 |
Phrases |
in the opposite way |
al revés
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97 |
Phrases |
quite the opposite |
todo lo contrario
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98 |
Phrases |
opposite poles attract each other |
los polos opuestos se atraen
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99 |
Phrases |
just the opposite |
todo lo contrario
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100 |
Phrases |
just the opposite |
totalmente opuesto
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101 |
Phrases |
just the opposite |
justo al contrario
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102 |
Phrases |
just opposite where |
justo frente a donde
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Colloquial |
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103 |
Colloquial |
be just the opposite |
ser todo lo contrario [v]
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104 |
Colloquial |
do the opposite |
llevar la contra [v]
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105 |
Colloquial |
say the opposite |
llevar la contra [v]
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106 |
Colloquial |
do the opposite |
llevar la contraria [v]
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107 |
Colloquial |
say the opposite |
llevar la contraria [v]
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108 |
Colloquial |
have the opposite happen |
hacer un pan como unas hostias [v]
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109 |
Colloquial |
have the opposite happen |
hacer un pan como unas tortas [v]
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110 |
Colloquial |
turn out the opposite |
traspintarse [v]
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111 |
Colloquial |
be the opposite |
traspintarse [v]
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112 |
Colloquial |
person of opposite dispositions or manners |
antípodas [m/pl]
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113 |
Colloquial |
I did the opposite |
al revés me las calcé [expr]
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114 |
Colloquial |
I understood the opposite |
al revés me las calcé [expr]
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115 |
Colloquial |
person fond of observing the opposite sex |
ojo alegre [n]
BO
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116 |
Colloquial |
someone who always does the exact opposite what he said |
al revés te lo digo para que me entiendas
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117 |
Colloquial |
one's opposite number |
el homólogo de uno
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118 |
Colloquial |
excessive enthusiasm for someone of the opposite sex |
emberrinchamiento [m]
PA
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119 |
Colloquial |
having ability to approach someone of the opposite sex and declare his or her romantic intentions |
entrador [adj]
GT
HN
NI
CR
EC
BO
AR
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120 |
Colloquial |
do the opposite |
diquearse [v]
BO:W,C
rare
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Law |
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121 |
Law |
movement in opposite ways |
vaivén [m]
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122 |
Law |
opposite party |
contraparte [f]
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123 |
Law |
in the opposite case |
en caso contrario [adv]
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124 |
Law |
joinder (opposite to severance) |
fusionar (opuesto a desasociar)
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125 |
Law |
opposite side |
parte contraria
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126 |
Law |
opposite party |
parte contraria
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Philosophy |
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127 |
Philosophy |
opposite sense |
a contrario sensu (latín) [adv]
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128 |
Philosophy |
opposite direction |
a contrario sensu (latín) [adv]
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Electricity |
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129 |
Electricity |
opposite phase |
antifase [f]
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130 |
Electricity |
opposite phase |
fase opuesta [f]
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131 |
Electricity |
opposite phase |
fase opuesta
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132 |
Electricity |
opposite charge |
carga opuesta
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133 |
Electricity |
opposite-field therapy |
radioterapia en oposición de campo
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134 |
Electricity |
opposite phase |
fase opuesta
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Electrics/Electronics |
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135 |
Electrics/Electronics |
opposite-field therapy |
radioterapia en oposición de campo
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Engineering |
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136 |
Engineering |
opposite to |
contra [prep]
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137 |
Engineering |
equal and opposite |
igual y contrario
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138 |
Engineering |
opposite events |
sucesos contrarios
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139 |
Engineering |
opposite phase |
fase contraria
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140 |
Engineering |
opposite balances |
saldos contrarios
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141 |
Engineering |
opposite pole |
polo opuesto
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142 |
Engineering |
opposite hand |
mano contraria
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143 |
Engineering |
opposite phase |
fase opuesta
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144 |
Engineering |
opposite phase |
en oposición de fase
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145 |
Engineering |
vertically opposite angles |
ángulos opuestos por el vértice
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146 |
Engineering |
diagonally opposite |
diagonalmente opuesto
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147 |
Engineering |
diagonally-opposite |
diagonalmente opuesto
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148 |
Engineering |
opposite page |
página opuesta
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Physics |
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149 |
Physics |
a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties |
antipartícula [f]
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150 |
Physics |
circulate in opposite directions |
circular en direcciones opuestas [v]
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Biology |
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151 |
Biology |
the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle |
anafase [f]
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Chemistry |
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152 |
Chemistry |
opposite charge |
carga opuesta
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Geometry |
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153 |
Geometry |
opposite sides |
lados opuestos [m/pl]
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154 |
Geometry |
vertically opposite angles |
ángulos opuestos por el vértice [m/pl]
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155 |
Geometry |
opposite angle |
ángulo opuesto
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156 |
Geometry |
opposite sides |
lados opuestos
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157 |
Geometry |
opposite rays |
semirrectas opuestas
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158 |
Geometry |
opposite transformation |
transformación opuesta
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Math |
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159 |
Math |
opposite number |
opuesto [adj]
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160 |
Math |
opposite sense |
el sentido opuesto
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161 |
Math |
opposite side |
el lado opuesto
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162 |
Math |
opposite angles |
los ángulos opuestos
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163 |
Math |
opposite angle |
el ángulo opuesto
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164 |
Math |
opposite number |
el número opuesto
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165 |
Math |
opposite leg |
cateto opuesto
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166 |
Math |
opposite sides |
lados opuestos
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167 |
Math |
opposite side in a right triangle |
lado opuesto de un triángulo recto
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Medicine |
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168 |
Medicine |
opposite number |
homólogo [m]
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Construction |
|
169 |
Construction |
opposite side |
lado opuesto [m]
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Architecture |
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170 |
Architecture |
fort opposite another |
contrafuerte [m]
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Printing |
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171 |
Printing |
opposite text |
texto opuesto [m]
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Aeronautics |
|
172 |
Aeronautics |
opposite pole |
polo contrario
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173 |
Aeronautics |
opposite bank |
orilla opuesta
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174 |
Aeronautics |
opposite phase |
fase opuesta
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175 |
Aeronautics |
opposite pole |
polo opuesto
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Maritime |
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176 |
Maritime |
opposite direction |
dirección opuesta
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177 |
Maritime |
opposite poles |
polos opuestos
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178 |
Maritime |
of opposite polarity |
de polaridad opuesta
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179 |
Maritime |
opposite charge |
carga opuesta
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|
180 |
Maritime |
on opposite tacks |
en bordadas opuestas
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Nautical |
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181 |
Nautical |
turn in an opposite direction |
contravirar [v]
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182 |
Nautical |
opposite tacks |
amuras opuestas
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183 |
Nautical |
opposite tacks |
amuras diferentes
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Agriculture |
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184 |
Agriculture |
be the opposite |
oponerse [v]
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Geography |
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185 |
Geography |
person living on opposite sides of the earth from another |
anteco [m]
rare
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186 |
Geography |
person living on opposite sides of the earth from another |
anteca [f]
rare
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187 |
Geography |
living on opposite sides of the earth from another |
anteco [adj]
rare
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Environment |
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188 |
Environment |
opposite leaves |
hojas opuestas
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Hydrology |
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189 |
Hydrology |
opposite coasts |
costas enfrentadas [f/pl]
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Linguistics |
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190 |
Linguistics |
word that means the opposite of another word |
antónimo [m]
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191 |
Linguistics |
a word having a meaning opposite to that of another word |
antonimia [f]
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Sports |
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192 |
Sports |
show skill in dribbling the opposite way |
amasar [v]
SV
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Baseball |
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193 |
Baseball |
the opposite field |
al campo contrario [phrase]
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Botany |
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194 |
Botany |
a tree up to 10 m high, with tetragonal branches, opposite leaves (citharexylum affine) |
chacalpeste [m]
MX:S
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195 |
Botany |
a tree up to 10 m high, with tetragonal branches, opposite leaves (citharexylum affine) |
chacalpiztle (del náhuatl) [m]
MX
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196 |
Botany |
type of spotflower up to 60 cm high, with reddish stems, opposite leaves and flowers grouped in small yellow heads (spilanthes americana) |
yuyo quemado [m]
CO
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197 |
Botany |
a shrub of climbing branches, with opposite leaves, elliptic and axillary inflorescences, grouped on short branches, greenish-yellow flowers, with fleshy petals and capsular fruit (hippocratea acapulcensis) |
ixcate [m]
MX
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198 |
Botany |
a shrub of climbing branches, with opposite leaves, elliptic and axillary inflorescences, grouped on short branches, greenish-yellow flowers, with fleshy petals and capsular fruit (hippocratea acapulcensis) |
matapiojo [m]
MX
GT
NI
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199 |
Botany |
type of spotflower up to 60 cm high, with reddish stems, opposite leaves and flowers grouped in small yellow heads (spilanthes americana) |
chisacá [f]
CO:C
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200 |
Botany |
type of spotflower up to 60 cm high, with reddish stems, opposite leaves and flowers grouped in small yellow heads (spilanthes americana) |
guaca [f]
CO
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201 |
Botany |
type of spotflower up to 60 cm high, with reddish stems, opposite leaves and flowers grouped in small yellow heads (spilanthes americana) |
quemadera [f]
CO
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202 |
Botany |
the position opposite a given part of a plant |
anteposición [f]
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203 |
Botany |
opposite-leaved saltwort |
sosa [f]
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Rhetoric |
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204 |
Rhetoric |
the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense |
antífrasis [f]
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